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CORU is responsible for regulating 12 different health and
social care professions. Established under the Health and Social
Care Professionals Act 2005 (the “2005
Act”), CORU will have responsibility for promoting
high standards of professional conduct and education. The
Council will also be responsible for developing complaint
mechanisms and for conducting professional disciplinary
inquiries.
CORU
will regulate the following professions:
| social workers | social care workers |
| radiographers | podiatrists |
| psychologists | medical scientists |
| physiotherapists | dieticians |
| occupational therapists | othoptists |
| speech and language therapists | clinical biochemists |
In each of the 12 professions, a registration board and a professional register will be established. To date, registration boards have only been established for social workers and radiographers. It is intended that registration boards for physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and dieticians will be established by the end of 2013. There is no timeline as yet for the establishment of registration boards for the remaining professions.
When all 12 registers are open, CORU will have responsibility for the regulation of over 20,000 professionals. However, to date, the social workers register is the only professional register currently open. Any professionals who wish to practice under the title “social worker”, must register with CORU prior to 31 May 2013. Once registration is complete, the register will be available to the public online. Unregistered individuals who continue to work using the title after 31 May 2013 may face prosecution with a fine of up to €5,000 and / or imprisonment if convicted. It is anticipated that the radiographers register will be established by mid 2013.
The fitness to practise framework within CORU is currently being developed. However, it is anticipated that its approach will mirror that employed by the Medical Council and other health care regulators who have recently undergone legislative reform.
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